League

Old Nou
Spectators: 7781 (Terracing: 5836, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) Zack Weller made the kick off and thus started the match. Gregorio German took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stuart Cora. Stuart Cora dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Savannah Striders's Daron Strong got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stuart Cora didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henry Tormes went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Daron Strong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Stuart Cora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the game, Gregorio German cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Stuart Cora was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stuart Cora came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Savannah Striders's Henry Tormes. But to his dismay, Henry Tormes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. A collision led to Savannah Striders getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Freddy Chappell hit a great ball. Stuart Cora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspard Oster, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Stuart Cora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daron Strong in the 24th minute of play. After 24 minutes of play, Savannah Striders's Daron Strong made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stuart Cora was left in no man's land by his defense there! 28 minutes into the game, Willis Deering was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rebels FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Savannah Striders the free kick. 31 minutes into the match, Rebels FC's goal looked a bit too open when Octavio Peter came free, but Stuart Cora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stuart Cora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Tormes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspard Oster in the 35th minute of play forced Rebels FC's goalkeeper Stuart Cora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes in the game Jose Youngblood did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Daron Strong. After 42 played minutes Rebels FC got a freekick which was hit by Brett Livingston. A collision led to Rebels FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Gregg Dawkins hit a great ball. In the 45th minute, Rebels FC's Willis Deering seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Willis Deering the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rebels FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Willis Deering had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 45th minute, one of Rebels FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Rebels FC. Daron Strong shot the penalty kick right outside the post. When the match had gone on for 49 minutes, Daron Strong put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Stuart Cora. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

Stuart Cora made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Gaspard Oster sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th match minute, Rebels FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dean Tran to maneuver through the defense. Gaspard Oster struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Stuart Cora didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Savannah Striders. With a little luck, Rebels FC's Stuart Cora got control of the ball when Gaspard Oster tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Stuart Cora successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Brett Livingston charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brett Livingston the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Brett Livingston kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Rebels FC's Stuart Cora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspard Oster in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute of the match, Henry Tormes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Stuart Cora saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 78th minute, Savannah Striders's Henry Tormes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Stuart Cora. Stuart Cora yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. Daron Strong came free with the goalkeeper in the 81st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Stuart Cora could save by the left post. Henry Tormes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Stuart Cora made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Henry Tormes took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Stuart Cora to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daron Strong got free with Stuart Cora in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stuart Cora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Tormes in the 89th minute of the match. Brett Livingston hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Stuart Cora didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 97th minute, which inside left pole to 0-11. If Gaspard Oster had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Rebels FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Savannah Striders were clearly better and deserved to take the win.